The legal battle over the future of California’s “Lithium Valley” moved to a state appellate court Thursday, centering on a fundamental question: Can the rush to fuel ...

More than a century ago, what began as an engineering blunder in the California desert created one of the country's most ...

The Salton Sea is drying up, worsening air pollution for nearby communities. Officials are racing to contain it, but for some families, it's already too late.

The Salton Sea is an unusual lake that came into existence due to floodwaters from the Colorado River in 1905. Once a ...

When you think you’ve seen everything California has to offer, the desert throws you a curveball in the form of a massive salty lake covered in fish bones. The Salton Sea near Mecca, California is ...

Fascinating and fetid, the Salton Sea in southern California lures me back, every year. Driving south from Utah, I take bits of historic Highway 66 and then skirt Joshua Tree National Park to cruise ...

The death of a man whose body was found near the Salton Sea is being investigated as a homicide, authorities said. The Imperial County Sheriff's Office said the body of the victim, 34-year-old Pedro ...

On a recent Sunday at the Salton Sea State Recreation Area along the northeastern corner of California’s largest lake, a small group inside the visitor center examined a display about fish in the ...

You know that feeling when you stumble upon something so bizarre that you have to blink a few times to make sure you’re not hallucinating in the desert heat? The Salton Sea near Mecca, California is ...

A new conservancy has been created to support restoration efforts at the Salton Sea, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday. "For too long, communities around the Salton Sea have carried the burden of ...

SALTON CITY, Calif. (KESQ) Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the creation of the Salton Sea Conservancy on Friday, marking the state's first new conservancy in more than 15 years and a step the governor ...